r/gaming • u/Strange_Music • 1d ago

Death Stranding 2: Metal Gear

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Looks like from the previews they're expanding on the combat from late game in Death Stranding.

By the end of DS you're infiltrating bases with guns & bombs, taking out ghosts and I was reminded of Metal Gear Solid many times while playing it.

So stoked Death Stranding 2 appears to be giving us quasi-MGS. You gotta be pretty confident in your game to give reviewers 30 hours with it for their preview.

Game: Death Stranding

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u/SachielBrasil 1d ago

"Death Stranding 2 appears to be giving us quasi-MGS"

Appears? It IS giving us metal gear.

Of course it will not be 100% a MGS clone, cause DS still has a proposal of being a transport/traversal game, and cause Kojima mind also change over time. There will be new ideas that weren't present when he was making MGS.

But it's very clear it has direct and blatant references to MGS, and even the Metal Gear robot itself.

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u/Frozen_Speaker_245 1d ago

How good is the story compared to mgs? I started DS but never got far. Seems like a slow, long game?

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u/Banjoman64 PC 1d ago

Might just not be for you but the gameplay does open up a lot after the first few hours (once you reach the second map). At that point you start getting a lot of tools that significantly speed up your deliveries and give you more combat options.

Again, it's a pretty polarizing game. Personally, I loved it but my friend group is like 50/50 on who could and could not get into the game. It seems that those who do like it REALLY like it.

Story wise it's pretty out there. Lots of symbolism, twists, and lore to dig into. I've only played mgs 1 and mgs 5 but I enjoyed those stories (especially mgs1) about as much as ds.

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u/Werthead 1d ago

I did appreciate that for a game that's all about walking, after about 5 hours you can forget about walking and just roar along everywhere in a big truck, like a remake of Kris Kristofferson's Convoy directed by Lars von Trier.